Pre-Dawn Gun And Drug Bust Shakes Chicago Heights Block
A pre-dawn parole compliance check in Chicago Heights ended with multiple firearms, suspected narcotics and thousands of dollars in cash seized Thursday morning, and two men taken into custody, authorities said. Investigators with the Cook County Sheriff’s office say the sweep, triggered by a tip about a parolee,...
ICE agent charged with misdemeanor after altercation with activist in Illinois
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer is facing a misdemeanor charge after an alleged altercation with an activist in Illinois last month, according to local police. Brookfield Police Department Chief Michael Kuruvilla said in a statement that officers responded to a gas station on Dec. 27 to...
Chicago woman missing from North Side located, police say
CHICAGO - A 30-year-old woman who went missing from Chicago's North Side last week has been located. Police said Kitana Brown was reported missing on Monday after last being in contact with someone on Friday, Jan. 23. She was missing from the 4700 block of North Sheridan Road, which is...
Home invader gets black eye from residents, 20-year sentence from judge
A Chicago man accused of breaking into a Naperville home where his ex-girlfriend was visiting, only to be confronted and detained by several men who held him until police arrived, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Tuesday. At about 4...
9 students taken to hospital following fight at South Side school
The ages, genders, and conditions were not released.
Amazon Fresh stores to close in Oak Lawn, Tinley Park
Amazon announced Tuesday that it would be closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores amid a shift to more online same-day delivery and expansion of its Whole Foods division. The e-commerce juggernaut said it would close 57 Fresh stores and 15 Amazon Go locations nationwide. The company...
Chicago Factories Scramble as Skilled Workers Vanish by 2026
Chicago manufacturers are staring down 2026 with a stubborn problem that money alone cannot fix: not enough skilled people on the shop floor. Across the U.S., that same worker gap is steering big investment calls, forcing companies to choose how hard to lean into automation versus doubling down on training and...
Suburban Chicago man asked neighbor to hangout, was turned down so he returned with...
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A 23-year-old suburban man is facing felony charges after he allegedly returned to his neighbor’s apartment with a machete and entered the home after being told they didn’t want to hang out. What we know:. The incident happened at around 12:10 a.m. Saturday in...
La Salle Shooter Gets Prison Time
After admitting to his role in a shooting outside of a La Salle bar, a Chicago man is headed to prison. Twenty-eight-year-old Leeonta Patton was recently given 13 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to being an armed habitual criminal and dealing fentanyl. As part of a plea deal, additional drug charges were...
Police pursue suspects wanted in 7-Eleven robbery in Cicero, Illinois
Police pursued suspects wanted in an armed 7-Eleven robbery in Cicero, Illinois, on Tuesday morning.
